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Most Recent NewsNew Report Outlines Bold Solar Vision for America 3/09/2010MINNEAPOLIS – From laundromats and universities, to homes and cars, solar energy is already enhancing energy security and reducing pollution in America. A new Environment Minnesota report outlines a vision for using the sun to meet 10 percent of the United States’ total energy needs by 2030. Senator Franken Asks Majority Leader Reid to Protect the Clean Air Act 3/02/2010On the heels of Senator John Kerry promising to produce in the next two weeks an energy and global warming bill that can pass the U.S. Senate, Senator Al Franken and 12 other senators today sent Majority Leader Harry Reid a letter urging him to ensure that the bill does not repeal Clean Air Act protections that require coal-fired power plants to meet modern standards for global warming pollution. Environment Minnesota Warns that Minnesota's Waterways are at Risk of Increased Pollution 2/12/2010Streams and wetlands in Minnesota are at risk of unlimited pollution, according to a report posted today by Environment Minnesota, Courting Disaster: How the Supreme Court Has Broken the Clean Water Act and Why Congress Must Fix It. Minnesota case studies highlighted in this report include Boyer and Bah Lakes in western MN that are at risk of losing Clean Water Act protections. Most Recent ReportsBuilding a Solar Future: Repowering America's Homes, Businesses and Industry with Solar Energy 3/09/2010America has virtually limitless potential to tap the energy of the sun. Solar energy is clean, safe, proven and available everywhere, and the price of many solar energy technologies is declining rapidly. By adopting solar energy on a broad scale, the nation can address our biggest energy challenges – our dependence on fossil fuels and the need to address global warming – while also boosting our economy. Courting Disaster: How the Supreme Court has Broken the Clean Water Act and Why Congress Must Fix It 2/12/2010For decades, the Clean Water Act protected the Nation’s surface water bodies from unregulated pollution and rescued them from the crisis status they were in during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Now these vital protections are being lost. This report details the threat to our Nation’s waters by examining dozens of case studies, and highlights the urgent need for Congress to restore full Clean Water Act protections to our waters. Plug-In Cars: Powering America Toward a Cleaner Future 1/20/2010America's current fleet of gasoline-powered cars and trucks leaves us dependent on oil, contributes to air pollution problems that threaten our health, and produces large amounts of global warming pollution. "Plug-in" cars are emerging as an effective way to lower global warming emissions, oil use, and smog. A plug-in car is one that can be recharged from the electric grid. Plug-in cars come in two types: plug-in hybrids that are paired with small gasoline engines, and fully electric vehicles that consume no gasoline at all. |